Carving fork with removable guard



Aug. 1, 1944.-- B. M. MILLER CARVING FORK WITH REMOVABLE GUARD w 4 m mm Filed Jan. 21, 1944 Patented Aug. 1, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application January 21, 1944, Serial No. 519,125 In Great Britain December 1, 1943 3 Claims. (Cl. 30-323) This invention relates to carving forks.

As usually manufactured carving forks are provided with a uard permanently connected to the fork. Sometimes the guard is known as a Jockey guard that is, one which serves the double purpose of a guard and also forms a rest to keep the prong portion of the fork raised from the table when the fork is not in use. These forks are diflicult to clean and if the pin or spring breaks it is necessary to send the fork to a cutler for repair.

According to the present invention a carving fork is provided wherein the guard is connected to the fork in an easily detachable manner.

The present invention relates to both types of guard.

According to the invention a spring loaded spindle passes through the fork at the position where it is desired to attach the guard, the said spindle having at its upper end a lip which engages a pin on the underside of the guard, which can thus be raised or lowered by pivoting on the said pin against the action of the spring. Preferably the spindle passes vertically through the fork and the pin is disposed transversely on the underside of the guard.

Conveniently the spring is a coil spring disposed around the spindle which is provided with a lower end of larger diameter disposed in a recess on the underside of the fork.

The invention will now be further described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan of the fork;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fork partly in section, the guard being shown in full lines in the raised position and in broken lines in the lowered position, and Fig. 3 is a lower plan view of the guard.

Referring to the drawing, the fork comprises a handle I of conventional type, a body member 2 terminating in two tines, 3, and a guard 4.

The guard has on its underside a pin 5 which engages under the lip 6 of the spindle I, which has an enlarged lower end 8 and is surrounded by the coil spring 9. The spindle and the spring are accommodated in the recess III in the body member 2.

As will be seen from the drawing, when the guard 4 is raised the spring 9 is compressed and when the guard is pushed forward it falls under the action of the spring. As will also be seen from the drawings, the guard can easily be detached from the fork when the guard is in the lowered position, by pressing on the member 8 to compress the spring slightly, thus disengaging the pin 5 from the lip 6, when'the guard is easily removed by a slight rearward movement.

I claim:

1. A carving fork which comprises a fork member, a guard, a spring loaded spindle passing through the fork member, said spindle having at its upper end a lip adapted to engage a pin on the underside of the guard.

2. A carving fork which comprises a fork member, a guard, a spring loaded spindle passing vertically through the .fork member, said spindle having at its upper end a lip adapted to engage a pin disposed transversely on the underside of the guard.

3. A carving fork which comprises a ber, a guard, a spindle passing vertically through the fork member, a coil spring disposed around said spindle, said spindle having at its upper end a lip adapted to engage a pin disposed transversely on the underside of the guard.

BERNARD MARK MILLER.

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